msword - rgs.org
... downloading and printing the base maps (from the Lesson 1 webpage) and labelling major, named areas of land and sea and labelling the Arctic and Antarctic Circles. (Use your atlas, or go to Arctic Environmental Atlas http://maps.grida.no/arctic/ for the Arctic and Maps of the World website http://ww ...
... downloading and printing the base maps (from the Lesson 1 webpage) and labelling major, named areas of land and sea and labelling the Arctic and Antarctic Circles. (Use your atlas, or go to Arctic Environmental Atlas http://maps.grida.no/arctic/ for the Arctic and Maps of the World website http://ww ...
Living Things - Ms. D. Science CGPA
... Areas near the equator= have warmer climates than areas far from the equator because the sun’s rays hit Earth’s surface more directly at the equator than at the poles. •The tropical zone is the area near the equator, between about 23.5° north latitude and 23.5° south latitude. • Polar zones extend f ...
... Areas near the equator= have warmer climates than areas far from the equator because the sun’s rays hit Earth’s surface more directly at the equator than at the poles. •The tropical zone is the area near the equator, between about 23.5° north latitude and 23.5° south latitude. • Polar zones extend f ...
AP Human Geography Notes
... Absolute Location • Absolute location describes a place using coordinates such as latitude and longitude • Notation – Latitude, Longitude – Degrees can be divided into minutes, and minutes can be divided into seconds • EX: Absolute Location of the United States Capitol Building – 38O 53 23 N, 77O 0 ...
... Absolute Location • Absolute location describes a place using coordinates such as latitude and longitude • Notation – Latitude, Longitude – Degrees can be divided into minutes, and minutes can be divided into seconds • EX: Absolute Location of the United States Capitol Building – 38O 53 23 N, 77O 0 ...
Chapter 1: part 2
... • Lines of latitude that run parallel to the equator are called parallels • The equator has a value of 0 degrees ...
... • Lines of latitude that run parallel to the equator are called parallels • The equator has a value of 0 degrees ...
3. Read the text on the two map projections and answer the
... American Geographers, and the National Geographic Society) adopted a resolution that called for a ban on all rectangular coordinate maps due to their distortion of the planet. http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa031599.htm ...
... American Geographers, and the National Geographic Society) adopted a resolution that called for a ban on all rectangular coordinate maps due to their distortion of the planet. http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa031599.htm ...
5 Geography Themes - Parma City School District
... bodies of water of the world is to put it all on a globe, a round ball like the Earth itself. • The only difference between a globe and the Earth itself is the scale, or size, represented on the globe. OwlTeacher.com ...
... bodies of water of the world is to put it all on a globe, a round ball like the Earth itself. • The only difference between a globe and the Earth itself is the scale, or size, represented on the globe. OwlTeacher.com ...
Things to Know Study Guide
... 1. The true shape of the Earth is an oblate spheroid (slightly flattened at the poles and slightly wider at the equator). 2. The best model of the Earth is a billiard ball – a perfectly smooth sphere. 3. Evidences that the Earth is round are: 1) “sinking ship” observation; 2) photographs from space; ...
... 1. The true shape of the Earth is an oblate spheroid (slightly flattened at the poles and slightly wider at the equator). 2. The best model of the Earth is a billiard ball – a perfectly smooth sphere. 3. Evidences that the Earth is round are: 1) “sinking ship” observation; 2) photographs from space; ...
How does each of these images show the theme of Location?
... HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION How humans adapt to and modify the environment. Humans shape the landscape through ...
... HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION How humans adapt to and modify the environment. Humans shape the landscape through ...
4th Grade California Social Studies Dear Parents, In Fourth Grade
... California, before it was a State, when it was still a part of Mexico. We will also study the Native Americans of California, the Spanish Explorers, Missions, Mexican-American War-as well as the Gold Rush and American Government. Currently, we are studying Geography and Mapping Skills. We’ve already ...
... California, before it was a State, when it was still a part of Mexico. We will also study the Native Americans of California, the Spanish Explorers, Missions, Mexican-American War-as well as the Gold Rush and American Government. Currently, we are studying Geography and Mapping Skills. We’ve already ...
Powerpoint Review
... Changing Seasons If we are closer in January than in July, why is it that we have are coldest days of the year during this time? • Earth’s tilted axis combined with the revolution causes seasons to change ...
... Changing Seasons If we are closer in January than in July, why is it that we have are coldest days of the year during this time? • Earth’s tilted axis combined with the revolution causes seasons to change ...
5 Themes of Geography - Rochester Community Schools
... street address (local location). – Paris France is 48o North Latitude and 2o East Longitude. – The White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. ...
... street address (local location). – Paris France is 48o North Latitude and 2o East Longitude. – The White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. ...
Chapter One - Annapolis High School
... 1. What is the farthest distance you are willing/able to walk? 2. If there were no cars or other transportation, what could you get to on foot from your house at this distance? 3. What would your life be like to live only within a circular area with this distance as the ...
... 1. What is the farthest distance you are willing/able to walk? 2. If there were no cars or other transportation, what could you get to on foot from your house at this distance? 3. What would your life be like to live only within a circular area with this distance as the ...
WIND - Fort Thomas Independent Schools
... The movement of air between the equator and the poles produces global winds. The Coriolis effect is wind curvature due to Earth’s rotation. If the Earth didn’t rotate, the wind would blow in a straight line from the poles toward the equator. ...
... The movement of air between the equator and the poles produces global winds. The Coriolis effect is wind curvature due to Earth’s rotation. If the Earth didn’t rotate, the wind would blow in a straight line from the poles toward the equator. ...
WIND - Fort Thomas Independent Schools
... The movement of air between the equator and the poles produces global winds. The Coriolis effect is wind curvature due to Earth’s rotation. If the Earth didn’t rotate, the wind would blow in a straight line from the poles toward the equator. ...
... The movement of air between the equator and the poles produces global winds. The Coriolis effect is wind curvature due to Earth’s rotation. If the Earth didn’t rotate, the wind would blow in a straight line from the poles toward the equator. ...
Plate Tectonics 2015
... rock to the sides in a continuous process 3. When older oceanic crust reaches a continental crust the more dense oceanic plate is subducted down and forms a trench on the surface. 4. The older crust melts back into the mantle and is recycled by convection currents ...
... rock to the sides in a continuous process 3. When older oceanic crust reaches a continental crust the more dense oceanic plate is subducted down and forms a trench on the surface. 4. The older crust melts back into the mantle and is recycled by convection currents ...
Where in the Latitude Are You? A Longitude Here
... Once the longitude lines are complete have the students complete the procedure again to do the latitude lines. One major difference is the numbers only go to 90°. The Equator is 0° and the North and South Poles are 90°. Once this is complete the globe should have a grid. ...
... Once the longitude lines are complete have the students complete the procedure again to do the latitude lines. One major difference is the numbers only go to 90°. The Equator is 0° and the North and South Poles are 90°. Once this is complete the globe should have a grid. ...
GEOG370_Ch3p2
... map data onto a flat surface. When the plane touches the earth at either the north or south poles latitude lines appear as concentric circles and longitude lines radiate from the pole at their true angle like the spokes on a wheel. This particular map projection's light source originates at the cent ...
... map data onto a flat surface. When the plane touches the earth at either the north or south poles latitude lines appear as concentric circles and longitude lines radiate from the pole at their true angle like the spokes on a wheel. This particular map projection's light source originates at the cent ...
Climate and Seasons PowerPoint
... Changing Seasons If we are closer in January than in July, why is it that we have are coldest days of the year during this time? • Earth’s tilted axis combined with the revolution causes seasons to change ...
... Changing Seasons If we are closer in January than in July, why is it that we have are coldest days of the year during this time? • Earth’s tilted axis combined with the revolution causes seasons to change ...
Key Stage 2 Geography Topics
... describe and understand key aspects of: human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and ...
... describe and understand key aspects of: human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and ...
The Five Themes of Geography
... This is a question or idea that you should be able to answer by the end of the day. Example: EQ- List 1 of the 5 Themes of Geography; and describe the meaning of the Theme – Location= Where is a place located; can be absolute or relative ...
... This is a question or idea that you should be able to answer by the end of the day. Example: EQ- List 1 of the 5 Themes of Geography; and describe the meaning of the Theme – Location= Where is a place located; can be absolute or relative ...
5 Themes of Geography
... Specific! Defined by latitude and longitude ◦ Logan is located at 41 degrees North Latitude and 111 degrees West Longitude ...
... Specific! Defined by latitude and longitude ◦ Logan is located at 41 degrees North Latitude and 111 degrees West Longitude ...
Chapter 1
... • Any location can be found with meridians and parallels • Meridians are longitudes – 0 degrees longitude is the Prime Meridian – 15 degrees equals one hour of time ...
... • Any location can be found with meridians and parallels • Meridians are longitudes – 0 degrees longitude is the Prime Meridian – 15 degrees equals one hour of time ...
Projections & Coordinate Systems
... Increasingly distorted toward the polar regions. For example, in the Mercator projection, although Greenland is only one-eighth the size of South America, Greenland appears to be larger. Any straight line drawn on this projection represents an actual compass bearing. These true direction lines are r ...
... Increasingly distorted toward the polar regions. For example, in the Mercator projection, although Greenland is only one-eighth the size of South America, Greenland appears to be larger. Any straight line drawn on this projection represents an actual compass bearing. These true direction lines are r ...
Longitude
Longitude (/ˈlɒndʒɨtjuːd/ or /ˈlɒndʒɨtuːd/, British also /ˈlɒŋɡɨtjuːd/), is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface. It is an angular measurement, usually expressed in degrees and denoted by the Greek letter lambda (λ). Points with the same longitude lie in lines running from the North Pole to the South Pole. By convention, one of these, the Prime Meridian, which passes through the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, England, was intended to establish the position of zero degrees longitude. The longitude of other places was to be measured as the angle east or west from the Prime Meridian, ranging from 0° at the Prime Meridian to +180° eastward and −180° westward. Specifically, it is the angle between a plane containing the Prime Meridian and a plane containing the North Pole, South Pole and the location in question. (This forms a right-handed coordinate system with the z axis (right hand thumb) pointing from the Earth's center toward the North Pole and the x axis (right hand index finger) extending from Earth's center through the equator at the Prime Meridian.)A location's north–south position along a meridian is given by its latitude, which is (not quite exactly) the angle between the local vertical and the plane of the Equator.If the Earth were perfectly spherical and homogeneous, then longitude at a point would just be the angle between a vertical north–south plane through that point and the plane of the Greenwich meridian. Everywhere on Earth the vertical north–south plane would contain the Earth's axis. But the Earth is not homogeneous, and has mountains—which have gravity and so can shift the vertical plane away from the Earth's axis. The vertical north–south plane still intersects the plane of the Greenwich meridian at some angle; that angle is astronomical longitude, the longitude you calculate from star observations. The longitude shown on maps and GPS devices is the angle between the Greenwich plane and a not-quite-vertical plane through the point; the not-quite-vertical plane is perpendicular to the surface of the spheroid chosen to approximate the Earth's sea-level surface, rather than perpendicular to the sea-level surface itself.